International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
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The International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is a United Nations observance each 4 June. It was established on 19 August 1982.
The General Assembly,
Having considered the question of Palestine
at its resumed seventh emergency special session
,
Appalled by the great number of innocent Palestinian
and Lebanese
children victims of Israel
’s acts of aggression,
Decides to commemorate 4 June of each year as the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression.
31st plenary meeting
19 August 1982
UN Resolution
E-7/8. International Day of Innocent Children Victims of AggressionThe General Assembly,
Having considered the question of Palestine
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is the ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. The conflict is wide-ranging, and the term is also used in reference to the earlier phases of the same conflict, between Jewish and Zionist yishuv and the Arab population living in Palestine under Ottoman or...
at its resumed seventh emergency special session
Seventh emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly
The Seventh emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly centred around the Palestine issue. It was held by the UN in 1980, convened by Senegal and was the only special session to have been resumed besides the Tenth, which considered the same issue.-External links:*...
,
Appalled by the great number of innocent Palestinian
Palestinian people
The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...
and Lebanese
Lebanese people
The Lebanese people are a nation and ethnic group of Levantine people originating in what is today the country of Lebanon, including those who had inhabited Mount Lebanon prior to the creation of the modern Lebanese state....
children victims of Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
’s acts of aggression,
Decides to commemorate 4 June of each year as the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression.
31st plenary meeting
19 August 1982
See also
- 1982 Lebanon War1982 Lebanon WarThe 1982 Lebanon War , , called Operation Peace for Galilee by Israel, and later known in Israel as the Lebanon War and First Lebanon War, began on 6 June 1982, when the Israel Defense Forces invaded southern Lebanon...
- Israeli–Palestinian conflictIsraeli–Palestinian conflictThe Israeli–Palestinian conflict is the ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. The conflict is wide-ranging, and the term is also used in reference to the earlier phases of the same conflict, between Jewish and Zionist yishuv and the Arab population living in Palestine under Ottoman or...
- Civilian casualtiesCivilian casualtiesCivilian casualties is a military term describing civilian or non-combatant persons killed, injured, or imprisoned by military action. The description of civilian casualties includes any form of military action regardless of whether civilians were targeted directly...
External links
- International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression 4 Jun 2009 - United Nations in China